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Bontebok National Park
This checklist includes all bird species found in Bontebok National Park , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements, version 2024. If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Bontebok National Park [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 14
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2007-06-09
Last modified: 2024-11-27
See also: https://www.sanparks.org/groups/birders/checklists.php
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| Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | |
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| White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Rare/Accidental |
| White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | |
| South African Shelduck | Tadorna cana | |
| Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | |
| Cape Shoveler | Spatula smithii | |
| African Black Duck | Anas sparsa | |
| Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | |
| Cape Teal | Anas capensis | |
| Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha | |
| Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | |
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| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
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| Red-winged Francolin | Scleroptila levaillantii | |
| Gray-winged Francolin | Scleroptila afra | Endemic (country/region) |
| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
| Cape Spurfowl | Pternistis capensis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer | |
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| Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | |
| Rameron Pigeon | Columba arquatrix | |
| Lemon Dove | Aplopelia larvata | |
| Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | |
| Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | |
| Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | |
| Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria | |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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| Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | |
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| Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | Near-threatened |
| Ludwig's Bustard | Neotis ludwigii | Endangered |
| Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | Near-threatened |
| Karoo Bustard | Heterotetrax vigorsii | |
| Black Bustard | Afrotis afra | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
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| Burchell's Coucal | Centropus burchellii | |
| Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | |
| Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | |
| Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
| Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | Rare/Accidental |
| Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | |
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| Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | |
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| Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | |
| African Swift | Apus barbatus | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| Horus Swift | Apus horus | |
| White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | |
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| Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
| African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis | |
| Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | |
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| Blue Crane | Anthropoides paradiseus | Vulnerable |
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| Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | |
| Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus | |
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| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | |
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| African Oystercatcher | Haematopus moquini | |
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| Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Vulnerable |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris | |
| Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | |
| Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | |
| Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | |
| Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius | |
| White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus | |
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| African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Rare/Accidental |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Near-threatened |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Vulnerable |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
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| Black-rumped Buttonquail | Turnix nanus | |
| Fynbos Buttonquail | Turnix hottentottus | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus | |
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| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | |
| Hartlaub's Gull | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | |
| Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | |
| Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
| Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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| African Penguin | Spheniscus demersus | Critically endangered |
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| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
| White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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| Cape Gannet | Morus capensis | Endangered |
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| African Darter | Anhinga rufa | |
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| Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | |
| Crowned Cormorant | Microcarbo coronatus | |
| Bank Cormorant | Phalacrocorax neglectus | Endangered |
| Cape Cormorant | Phalacrocorax capensis | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
| African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | |
| Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | |
| African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | |
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| Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | |
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| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardea ibis | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Yellow-billed Egret | Ardea brachyrhyncha | |
| Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | |
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| Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | Endangered |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | |
| Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis | Rare/Accidental |
| European Honey-buzzard | Pernis apivorus | |
| Cape Griffon | Gyps coprotheres | Vulnerable |
| Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | Endangered |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
| Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | |
| Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | |
| Pale Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax canorus | |
| African Goshawk | Aerospiza tachiro | |
| Little Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minulla | |
| Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk | Accipiter rufiventris | |
| Black Goshawk | Astur melanoleucus | |
| African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus | |
| Black Harrier | Circus maurus | Endangered |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Near-threatened |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer | |
| Jackal Buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus | |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
| Forest Buzzard | Buteo trizonatus | Near-threatened |
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| African Grass-Owl | Tyto capensis | |
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | |
| Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
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| Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | |
| White-backed Mousebird | Colius colius | |
| Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus | |
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| Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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| European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | |
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| Half-collared Kingfisher | Alcedo semitorquata | |
| Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | |
| Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | |
| Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |
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| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
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| Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | |
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| Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
| Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | |
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| Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
| Olive Woodpecker | Dendropicos griseocephalus | |
| Ground Woodpecker | Geocolaptes olivaceus | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Knysna Woodpecker | Campethera notata | Near-threatened |
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| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
| Rock Kestrel | Falco rupicolus | |
| Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | |
| Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | Rare/Accidental |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Gray Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris caesius | |
| Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | |
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| African Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | |
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| Cape Batis | Batis capensis | |
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| Southern Tchagra | Tchagra tchagra | |
| Southern Boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | |
| Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus | |
| Olive Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus olivaceus | |
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| Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | |
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| African Crested Flycatcher | Trochocercus cyanomelas | |
| African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | |
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| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | Rare/Accidental |
| Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris | |
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| Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | |
| Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
| White-necked Raven | Corvus albicollis | |
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| Cape Rockjumper | Chaetops frenatus | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
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| Fairy Flycatcher | Stenostira scita | |
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| Gray Tit | Melaniparus afer | |
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| Southern Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | |
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| Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | |
| Cape Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda curvirostris | |
| Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | |
| Karoo Lark | Calendulauda albescens | Endemic (country/region) |
| Cape Clapper Lark | Corypha apiata | |
| Large-billed Lark | Galerida magnirostris | |
| Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
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| Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | |
| Cape Grassbird | Sphenoeacus afer | |
| Victorin's Warbler | Cryptillas victorini | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Namaqua Warbler | Phragmacia substriata | |
| Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | |
| Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica | |
| Karoo Prinia | Prinia maculosa | |
| Rufous-eared Warbler | Malcorus pectoralis | |
| Gray-backed Cisticola | Cisticola subruficapilla | |
| Levaillant's Cisticola | Cisticola tinniens | |
| Piping Cisticola | Cisticola fulvicapilla | |
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
| Cloud Cisticola | Cisticola textrix | |
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| Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | |
| Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | |
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| Knysna Warbler | Bradypterus sylvaticus | Vulnerable |
| Little Rush Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala | |
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| Black Sawwing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera | |
| Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta | |
| Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
| Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | |
| Southern Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
| Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis | |
| Western House-Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
| Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata | |
| Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | Rare/Accidental |
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| Sombre Greenbul | Andropadus importunus | |
| Terrestrial Brownbul | Phyllastrephus terrestris | |
| Cape Bulbul | Pycnonotus capensis | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
| Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus ruficapilla | |
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| Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcoerulea | |
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| Orange River White-eye | Zosterops pallidus | |
| Cape White-eye | Zosterops virens | |
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| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
| Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | |
| Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio | |
| African Pied Starling | Lamprotornis bicolor | |
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| Karoo Thrush | Turdus smithi | |
| Olive Thrush | Turdus olivaceus | |
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| African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
| Fiscal Flycatcher | Sigelus silens | |
| Karoo Scrub-Robin | Tychaedon coryphoeus | |
| Cape Robin-Chat | Dessonornis caffer | |
| Sentinel Rock-Thrush | Monticola explorator | Near-threatened |
| Cape Rock-Thrush | Monticola rupestris | Endemic (country/region) |
| African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
| Sickle-winged Chat | Emarginata sinuata | |
| Karoo Chat | Emarginata schlegelii | |
| Southern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora | |
| Mountain Chat | Myrmecocichla monticola | |
| Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | |
| Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | |
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| Cape Sugarbird | Promerops cafer | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Orange-breasted Sunbird | Anthobaphes violacea | Endemic (country/region) |
| Mouse-colored Sunbird | Cyanomitra veroxii | |
| Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | |
| Malachite Sunbird | Nectarinia famosa | |
| Southern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris chalybeus | |
| Greater Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris afer | |
| Dusky Sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus | |
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| Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | |
| Cape Weaver | Ploceus capensis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus | |
| Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | |
| Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | |
| Yellow Bishop | Euplectes capensis | |
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| Swee Waxbill | Coccopygia melanotis | |
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
| Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | |
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| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
| Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus | |
| Southern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | |
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| Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | |
| African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | |
| African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | |
| Nicholson's Pipit | Anthus nicholsoni | |
| Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | |
| Orange-throated Longclaw | Macronyx capensis | |
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| Forest Canary | Crithagra scotops | |
| Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
| Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphurata | |
| Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | |
| White-throated Canary | Crithagra albogularis | |
| Streaky-headed Seedeater | Crithagra gularis | |
| Cape Siskin | Crithagra totta | |
| Cape Canary | Serinus canicollis | |
| Black-headed Canary | Serinus alario | |
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| Cape Bunting | Emberiza capensis | |
| Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani | |
| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | |
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